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McSSrS. .EGttOTS: The Farmers
Movement is absolutely dead in this
part Of the hemisphere. Capt. Till
man is man of ability, but he has a
bad case and if the press would only
shut down on him, it wouldn't be long
until his agricultural college theory
would follow in the footsteps of
Wards ducks. It has ever been tho
watchword and reply of the whole
business to abuse public men, mer-
chants and lawyers, and beyond this
there was never anything in the move
ment. The farmers are generally
men who desire the country's good,
and as they are very important
factor in the body polite, whatever
legislation can accomplish for them
ought to be done quickly, but in
legislating for the farmers the interest
of the other citizens must Cor should)
not be prejudiced. It is a curious,
but nevertheless certain fact that every
clown imagines that he was born
competent to become laW-maker.
1t takes years Of hard study to become
fitted for the pulpit, the bar, the prac-
tice of medicine or for teaching in the
colleges, but It seems that no previous
preparation Is necessary to become
legislator, and certainly in no walk of
life is the need Of understanding
greater. 1t is o great mistake to- fiji
the halls Of the Legislature with
farmers simply because they are farm
ers. Certainly there are many farmers
who are competent Legislators, but
unless they have accurate knowledge
Of the nature Of laws, and understand
the application of the principles of
government, they are unfit. Nothing
would be moro beneficial to the law.
yers than to have Legislature made
up entirely of farmers. Nothing,
however, more dangerous to tho
welfare Of the State could happen, for
without a knowledge Of decisions, cer-
tainty Of expression, and the. general
application of laws Tnone Of which
can be acquired without years Of
study,) only an uncertain state of the
law could result, and 1t is apparent to
every thinking man that 70 greater
curse can befall any State than on
uncertain zaaU. The mistake Of the
Farmers Movement then is its politi-
cal blunder The merchante have
their unions, the doctors, dentists,
drnmmers, conductors, mechanics and
ld,Uyers their associations, etc. These
meet annually and compare notes,
devise ways and means of bettering
their condition., drink their "grog0
and adjourn without blowing about
politics and "the devil knows what
ALL" The farmers, however, meet and
tsraise Cain" about this thing and the
other, abuse the legislature, merchants
and lawyers and adjourn without
being benefitted. 1t is generally
thought that the legislature cah do
anything except make man q woman
or woman o man, but this is a mis-
take. There are many, things beyond
the Legislature and prominent among
its liabilities is this one, to wit: That
1t cannot make anybody rich, unless
he will take advantage of good govern
ment and gain wealth for himself by
attending to his own business, and not
spend liis time blowing about the
wrongs'of his particular class.
There is q colored farmer In this COM
|munity, Reuben Jones, who frequently
brings iline or ten heavy bales of cotton
to town at one load on .his wagon.
He works six mules to the wagon:
He is d substantial colored farmer, has
already marketed some 60 bales Of
cotton here, and has moro to come.
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